MOLES AND MOLE-SKINS 185 



found lying dead by the side of trapped females, the 

 assumption being that grief and fasting have hastened 

 their end. 



Moles were distinguished by two very ancient 

 names, by both of which they are locally known 

 " want " and " mouldewarp." The former is the 

 Wessex name. " Paid for wanting Ardington Meade, 

 2 shillings," appears in an entry of a vicar of 

 Lockinge made nearly two centuries ago. " Moulde- 

 warp " is the Yorkshire name, meaning the piler up 

 of mould. The " warplands " of the coast recall the 

 old verb. 



